Nurse Coordinator - Adolescent Neuropsychiatry & Adolescent Female

Sheppard Pratt Careers • Towson, MD

23h

About The Position

This is a split position between the Adolescent Neuropsychiatry Unit and the Adolescent Female Crisis Stabilization Unit. Both units provide multidisciplinary assessment, evaluation, crisis intervention, and stabilization for adolescents. The Adolescent Female Crisis Stabilization Unit has 22 beds. Discharge planning on both units emphasizes transition to day hospital or outpatient care as soon as the crisis has been stabilized.

The Nurse Coordinator supports unit operations and nursing staff, provides clinical expertise and direct patient care as needed, contributes to staff development and treatment planning, and helps maintain quality, safety, and regulatory compliance. The role also assists the nurse leader with staffing, candidate screening, orientation, performance appraisal, and resolution of clinical or administrative issues.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited nursing program; a BSN is preferred.
• A current Registered Nurse license in Maryland at appointment and continuously while in the position, or an active compact-state license that permits practice in Maryland if the nurse resides in that compact state.
• Two to three years of related experience, including at least one year of inpatient psychiatric nursing experience.
• Clinical and managerial skills, knowledge of psychiatric nursing, and comprehensive knowledge of diagnosis and treatment for the assigned patient population.
• Interpersonal skills to provide effective leadership for assigned personnel and interact effectively with psychiatrically and physically ill patients, family members, visitors, and Sheppard Pratt departments; these interactions comprise 51 to 80% of work time.
• Analytical and problem-solving abilities to reassign nursing staff to meet programming demands, screen applicants under the nurse leader’s supervision, identify training needs, and resolve nursing and administrative issues in the nurse leader’s absence.
• A multistate licensee who changes their primary state of residence to another party state must apply for a multistate license in the new party state within 60 days. The new license does not have to be issued within that period.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).

Responsibilities

• Communicate therapeutically and respectfully with patients at their level of understanding.
• Investigate and follow up on complaints or concerns from patients’ family members.
• Assign inpatient rooms based on the requirements of programming tracks on the inpatient units.
• Reassign nursing staff as needed to provide appropriate coverage and meet regulatory and compliance requirements.
• Manage milieu and operational concerns on the units.
• Assist and provide direction to nursing staff in resolving problems, and apprise the nurse leader of concerns requiring attention.
• In the absence of or as delegated by the nurse leader, assess and coordinate the resolution of clinical crises.
• Provide significant input into unit procedures and protocols.
• Support the nurse leader by interviewing and screening candidates for nursing vacancies.
• Orient new nursing staff to the unit.
• Maintain documentation regarding new-employee and ongoing education and training, competency assessment, and performance appraisal; work with Human Resources as needed.
• Identify nursing staff education needs and recommend staff development methods to the nurse leader.
• Provide input into performance appraisals of RNs, mental health workers, and unit support staff.
• Use clinical expertise in direct patient care as needed, consultative activities, staff development, and treatment planning.
• Provide quality nursing care based on an understanding of the assigned patient population’s needs.
• Assist the nurse leader in evaluating and monitoring nursing documentation and initiate corrective action to ensure compliance with internal and external standards.
• Help create a performance-improvement culture that contributes to quality, cost-effective services.
• Suggest ways the unit or program can maintain and improve safety.
• Attend required in-services for updates and reviews.
• Maintain confidentiality regarding communication pertaining to patients, families, and organizational business.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Extended clinical orientation led by the Clinical Education Department.
• Professional development support, including a comprehensive tuition reimbursement program for ongoing education and licensure and/or certification preparation.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits for benefit-eligible positions.
• 403(b) retirement match.
• Paid time off for benefit-eligible positions.
• Complimentary Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Mileage reimbursement program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level